C.F.R. » Title 49 » CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER A—ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL RULES › PART 1510—PASSENGER CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY SERVICE FEES

49 C.F.R. § 1510.5

Imposition of security service fees

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(a) Each direct air carrier and foreign air carrier described in § 1510.9(a) shall impose a security service fee of $5.60 per one-way trip for air transportation originating at an airport in the United States. Passengers may not be charged more than $5.60 per one-way trip or $11.20 per round trip.

(b) The security service fee must be imposed on passengers who obtained the ticket for air transportation with a frequent flyer award, but may not be imposed on any other nonrevenue passengers.

[79 FR 35473, June 20, 2014, as amended at 80 FR 31857, June 4, 2015]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2007–2026 · leading case: Harrington v. Am. Airlines, 476 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2007).
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Harrington v. Am. Airlines, 476 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2007). “3 (f); security fees, see 49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 ; and charges on behalf of foreign sovereigns (collectively, the fees).”
Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Transp. Sec. Admin., 588 F.3d 1116 (D.C. Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “§ 44940 (a)(1)(2009); 49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 . Air carriers collect and remit these fees, and must allow the TSA access to their records to ensure that security service fees are being properly collected and remitted.”
United Airlines, Inc. v. TSA, 20 F.4th 57 (D.C. Cir. 2021). “§ 44940 (a)(1); see also 49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 . For the years at issue, the security fees were capped at $2.”
Aidan Bevacqua v. Sw. Airlines Co. (5th Cir. 2024). “See 49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 (a). TSA regulations also state that “[a]ny changes by the passenger to the itinerary are subject to additional col- lection or refund of the security service fee.”
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Christopher Iuliano (Fla. 4th DCA 2025). “A security service fee required by 49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 (a) (“the security fee”) was included in the fees the plaintiff paid as part of the purchase price.”
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Christopher Iuliano (Fla. 4th DCA 2025). “A security service fee required by 49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 (a) (“the security fee”) was included in the fees the plaintiff paid as part of the purchase price.”
Spirit Airlines, LLC v. Transp. Sec. Admin. (11th Cir. 2026). “49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 (a). USCA11 Case: 25-10461 Document: 41-1 Date Filed: 04/13/2026 Page: 3 of 11 25-10461 Opinion of the Court 3 Although the fee was “impose[d] .”
Frontier Airlines v. Dep't of Homeland Sec. (10th Cir. 2026). “§ 44940 (c)(1); 49 C.F.R. § 1510.5 (a). 2 An “air carrier” is a “citizen of the United States undertaking by any means, directly or indirectly, to provide air transportation.”
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